Rawhide (1959–1965): Season 3, Episode 2 - Incident of the Challenge - full transcript

Aztec Mitla saves Gil's life from a dust storm, in the last steps of his 1500 mile walk to find a legendary princess to save his village in Mexico. Gil accompanies Mitla to the nearest town, and both seem to discover what they desperately need: water for Gil's dying cattle, and a gorgeous raven-tressed b-girl wearing a necklace of Mexican coins. But the saloon dancer's married lover, the town's mayor, stands defiantly in the way of both quests.

Hyah, hyah...

Name's Gil Favor, trail boss

on the palms of my hands
when I'm nervous.

Forty miles of that.

rom?
Where's that wind coming f

We got a chance
if it keeps bending north.

Mr. Favor!

Mr. Favor!

Mr. Favor!

Howdy.

vor.
My name's Fa



u?
Who are yo

u.
Oh, thank yo

There isn't even enough
here for you, though.

You got another canteen?

Canteen.
Another one?

h )
( speaks in Spanis

Gracias.

Amigo.

( speaking in Spanish

im.
Rowdy and Pete found h

( all extending greetings

See that my friend
gets some food too.

See if you can
find out who he is

Mm,si.



now.
I'd be interested to k

don't know about.

Let's get moving

they might as well
drop right here.

ar?
Oh.
How many have dropped so f

s.
Lord, I ain't ne
ver seen it like thi

Say it.

Well, you can't help it if thi
s lousy country dried up.

So that food and living
will return to his village.

Uh, no town around here.

this part of the country.

Well, boss, uh...

Suppose-
Suppose this is the right town.

Well, he didn't save my life
, you know.

he needs somebody to make sense
out of English for him.

I don't know,
I haven't been there.

Come back when you
got more money, boys.

She is here.

nd.
Mitla and I
must look arou

poker, pai gow

I'll ask for Julie.

Think they'd be willing
to sell any of the water?

Not in a drought like this

Who should I ask?

r?
The majo

e.
don't forget to ask for Juli

Oh, I will ask for Julie.

Three thousand steers?

go thirsty for a minute
and so would you, I think.

I don't mean to sound glib,
Mr. Favor,

And what I think best
is for the people in this town.

Mr. Favor.

Will you wait?

I'll be with you in a moment.

Please stay in tonight, Vic.

But you just got home.

Do you have to see her so soon?

If I could,
I'd beg you on my knees.

You want me not
to be thinking about you.

Do you hate me that much?

You've never loved me.

Why should I?

e,
All right, Milli

Do you ever let me forget,
Mildred?

Oh, Vic, help me, please.

Are you gonna make me sad again?

I know we were never lovers.

I wanted marriage
more than I wanted love.

I've learned to say it,
haven't I, Vic?

I got what I wanted.

Accept it.

Goodnight, Mildred

Come on in,
I'll buy you a drink.

Evening.

Right.

Here we are, Mr. Favor

Hello, Julie

Miss Julie.

u.
Not more than I've missed yo

Um.

Come on, let's go over here.

r?
What's the matte

Stay greedy, young.

No, really, I-I did.

Except for this.

Go ahead, open it.

Oh, darling.

Lil, look.

Come on.

They die of thirst and I can
go out and just pick 'em up.

I'll just have
to take my chances

Well, you're the trail boss.
Think it over.

By the cashier's cage.

You think that gir
I's a princess?

I better stop him before
he gets into trouble.

The eagle perched on the cactus
with a snake in its claw.

Princesa,Mitla has walked
1,500 miles to see you

Come on.

There.

All right, yes sir

Only half.

Hm, Nate.

Most them Kiowas are pretty
sharp traders.

is gonna get him in more trouble
than he can get out of.

Want me to go after
Hey Soos, boss?

No, it's his bed,
let him squirm in it.

ir.
Yes, s

Good night, princess
. See you in the morning

It is not
for me to know.

s )
( hoofbeat

What's the matter with you two
Haven't you got good sense?

and take your friend
along with you.

Princesa.

Mitla, amigo.

Here, where the horses
hoe struck him.

I don't know.

Please, leave us alone

I'm sorry you had
to see that, Julie.

Maybe I was meant to see it.

No.

Leave me alone, Vic.

Julia.

Why don't you go home?

Go home to your wife
where you belong.

Vic, why don't you tell me
what happened?

Did she send you here?

t.
I don't want you back as a gif

When you come back to me...

you must come
because you want to.

s )
( hoofbeat

Yeah, Hey Soos told me.

Were you very close?

He was my friend.

you can tell fairy stories too?

Cowboy, you said you were bound
for Sedalia.

Getting tired of Santa Maria?

s )
( hoofbeat

Turn the buggy around.

I'll travel with the drive

as far as Canyonville,
she can have it.

Hey, Mr. Favor

He's waving.

Yeah.

gs.
The Kiowas must have had
a couple underground sprin

What's Nate stopping for?

Keep the woman back.

Well, what is it?
What's happened to him?

Yeah, well,
what's that in his mouth

Kiowa's way of saying,
"No water. Keep out. "

Major.

You asked her to stay.

No.

something happened
to me last night.

Look, major.

uh?
Why don't yo
u get out of here, h

and neither do I, but-

Leave it be.

To the top of the cliff,
I think to pray.

it will mean the praye
r will be answered.

e.
I don't even know your nam

Please, bring ra-

Cowboy. Over there, Kiowas.

Over there, Kiowas.

e?
Is there any of you
who can understand m

f?
Are you the chie

We come for your water

We also look for water

e )
( speaking foreign languag

Looks like that
praying didn't work.

guided by the feathers
of an eagle.

Yeah?

There's no miracle.

You were the honest one, Julie.

ace.
We both knew we had to fac
e things we didn't want to f

You just came to it soon
er than I did.

Favor.

e.
so I guess you
'd better have on

your animals can dri
nk their fill.

hem.
You needn't sell t

dry.
Like you said,
maybe the wells won't go

what will we do
after we leave here?

Well, will you look
at it cloud over.

Princesa.

n'
Rollin', rollin', rolli